Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	The Three Musketeers 1953
Adjudicators:	Richard Evans , Peter Wilson
Venue:	Pontins Holiday Centre, Ainsdale Beach, Southport

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Queensbury	Brian Dyson	17	186
2	Bedford (Leigh)	Malcolm Brownbill	5	185
3	Yorkshire Evening Post	Malcolm Simpson	7	184
4	Greenalls Champion	John Hudson	11	183
5	Glossop Old	Barry Hinde	8	181
6	Walkden	Gordon Higginbottom	6	180
7	Rothwell Temperance	John Roberts	14	179
12	Newhall	Ken Vernon	13	174
	Pemberton Old	Frank Hughes	1
	Hanging Heaton	Peter Kitson	2
	Longridge	J. Roberts	3
	Horbury Victoria	Dennis Wilby	4
	Delph	Philip Goodwin	9
	Samuel Smith Old Brewery	Keith Croft	10
	Tyldesley	Brian Peacock	12
	Thornsett	Alan Wycherley	15
	United Co-op (Crewe)	David Moulton	16
	Third Carrickfergus	Alan Murdock	18
	City of Chester	Philip Mottershead	19
	Mossley (J W Lees)	Peter Weston	20
W	Kippax

Prizes - 1st £400 and trophy, 2nd £250, 3rd £175, 4th £100, 5th £75, 6th £50.
20 bands competed.
12th annual contest.