Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Simon called Peter 1963
Adjudicators:	Alan Lawton
Venue:	Guild Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Haydock	J. K. Irving	7	188
2	Lees and Glodwick	Trevor Holden	1	186
3	Marton Mere	Mike Cotter	9	185
	Cheshire Constabulary	Charles Holt	2
	Besses Boys	Barrie Chappell	3
	Eccles Borough	Martin Obermuller	4
	Moston and Beswick	Graham Smith	5
	East Manchester	Jim Hunter	6
	Cobden Chadwick	Douglas Blackledge	8
	Rainford Silver	Colin Moore	10
	Morecambe Marsden Building Society	Steve Tarry	11
	Lostock Hall	Frank Hughes	12
	Flimby Saxhorn	S. Yeo	13
	Uppermill	Harold Robinson	14

Prizes - 1st £120 and Baxendale Trophy, 2nd £80 and shield, 3rd £60.
14 bands competed.
41st annual contest.