Competing in the Manchester District Contest, held at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, the band competed in Section C (4th Section), which on the day was adjudicated by a popular figure of the time - Dick Arrand.Conducted by Musical Director Paul Crashley, Flixton were awarded 186 points playing the set testpiece, The Seasons, by John Carr. The First prize of £25 and the T. Reynolds Shield (which is shown in the photograph), was presented to Band Chairman, Stanley Holden.

After the contest, a number of players took part in a massed band concert. More than 100 players formed what was then, the largest composite brass band, ever to appear on stage in the country.

It was a day, never to be forgotten by those who took part.