| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Variations on the Shining River 1958 |
| Adjudicators: | Geoffrey Brand |
| Venue: | Watford Colosseum, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Draw | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Solent Concert Brass
|
Wesley Garner | 7 | 189 |
| 2 |
Leyland Vehicles
|
Richard Evans | 10 | 187 |
| 3 |
Roneo Vickers
|
Eric Bravington | 11 | 185 |
| 4 |
William Davis Construction Group
|
John Berryman | 13 | 184 |
|
Loughborough Borough
|
Bud Fisher | 1 | ||
|
Hemel Hempstead
|
R. Cobb | 2 | ||
|
Ancient Order of Foresters
|
Ray Farr | 3 | ||
|
Luton
|
Lyn Morgan | 4 | ||
|
Aveley
|
Thomas Hartman | 6 | ||
|
Bedford Town
|
Terry Hext | 8 | ||
|
Rochdale Wilsons
|
Malcolm Brownbill | 9 | ||
|
Halls Oxford Concert
|
D. Jones | 12 | 174 | |
|
Swanbrook Soundwell
|
Peter Stephens | 14 | ||
| W |
Hendon
|
5 |
British Bandsman 11/04/1981 states 'According to all reports the Watneys London Brass Band Festival, successor to the Lansing Bagnall Festival etc. This must therefore be the first one as Lansing Bagnall was held in 1980.
Prizes - 1st £500 and trophy, 2nd £250 and trophy, 3rd £100 and trophy.
13 bands competed.