Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Friendly Takeover 2016
Adjudicators:	Sarah Groarke-Booth , Steven Mead
Venue:	Huddersfield Town Hall, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	South Yorkshire Police	Leigh Baker	9
2	Strata Brass	David Holling	6
3	Hatfield & Askern Colliery	Richard Marshall	8
4	Emley Brass	Tim Sidwell	2
5	Hade Edge	Norman Law	7
6	Kippax	James Beecham	3
7	Clifton & Lightcliffe	John Clay	1
8	Barnsley Brass	Ben Brickles	10
9	Slaithwaite	Simon Jacobs	4
10	Drighlington	James McFadyen	11
11	Huddersfield & Ripponden	Gavin Brown	5

Best Soloist (a Kirklees Music of Brighouse Trophy & Voucher): Ben Waller, Euphonium - Strata
Best Principal Cornet (The Neil Jowett Trophy): Brian Winter, South Yorkshire Police
Best Bass Section (The Don Jones Memorial Shield): Emley
Youngest Player (The David Pogson Trophy and Scholarship award by The Yorkshire Music Future Foward Trust): Esmie Marshall (age 12), percussion - Hatfield & Askern Colliery

First Prize: The British Bandsman Challenge Cup and £200
Second Prize: The Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Cup and £125
Third Prize: The Yorkshire Regional Shield and £100
Winning Conductor: The Stuart Fawcett Memorial Trophy

South Yorkshire Police and Strata Brass receive an invitation to represent Yorkshire at the Second Section National Finals 2025.
South Yorkshire Police and Emley will be promoted to the Yorkshire Area First Section in 2026.
Huddersfield & Ripponden will be relegated to the Yorkshire Area Third Section in 2026.