George Hespe
| Date | Contest | Band | Position | Points | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd Mar 1963 |
 North Eastern Area (Championship Section)
|
Black Dyke Mills | 4 | 182 | 3 |
| 23rd Feb 1963 |
Nottingham Championship (Championship Section)
|
Ransome and Marles | 3 | 182 | |
| 20th Oct 1962 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
Ransome & Marles | 3 | 191 | 15 |
| 15th Sep 1962 |
British Open
|
Ransome & Marles | 2 | 195 | 17 |
| 28th Apr 1962 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Ransome & Marles Work | 2 | 186 | |
| 24th Mar 1962 |
North Eastern Area (Championship Section)
|
Yorkshire Imperial Metals | 9 | ||
| 3rd Feb 1962 |
Nottingham Championship (Championship Section)
|
Ransome & Marles | 1 | 186 | 3 |
| 28th Oct 1961 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
Ransome & Marles | 6 | ||
| 16th Sep 1961 |
British Open
|
Ransome & Marles | 5 | 186 | 6 |
| 16th Sep 1961 |
British Open
|
Yorkshire Imperial Metals | 7 | ||
| 2nd Sep 1961 |
Edinburgh International Contest
|
Yorkshire Imperial Metals | 6 | 184 | 4 |
| 20th May 1961 |
Daily Herald Brighton Open Brass Band Festival (Championship Section)
|
Ransome and Marles | 3 | 181 | |
| 29th Apr 1961 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Ransome & Marles Works | 1 | 189 | |
| 25th Mar 1961 |
North Eastern Area (Championship Section)
|
Yorkshire Imperial Metals | |||
| 15th Oct 1960 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
Ransome & Marles | 4 | 190 | 16 |
| 15th Oct 1960 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
Luton | 21 | ||
| 17th Sep 1960 |
British Open
|
Yorkshire Imperial Metals | 9 | ||
| 17th Sep 1960 |
British Open
|
Ransome & Marles | 18 | ||
| 10th Sep 1960 |
Chesterfield Rural District Council Invitation Contest (Championship)
|
Ransome & Marles Works | 1 | ||
| 10th Sep 1960 |
Chesterfield Rural District Council Invitation Contest (Championship)
|
Yorkshire Imperial Metals | 2 | ||
| 27th Aug 1960 |
Edinburgh International Contest
|
Ransome and Marles | 4 | 184 | 4 |
| 30th Apr 1960 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Ransome & MArles Works | 2 | 187 | |
| 2nd Apr 1960 |
North Eastern Area (Championship Section)
|
Yorkshire Imperial Metals | 2 | ||
| 24th Oct 1959 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
Luton | 12 | ||
| 24th Oct 1959 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
Ransome & Marles | 18 | ||
| 29th Aug 1959 |
Edinburgh International Contest
|
Ransome and Marles | 4 | 180 | 3 |
| 29th Aug 1959 |
Edinburgh International Contest
|
Yorkshire Imperial Metals | 6 | 165 | 1 |
| 18th Apr 1959 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Ransome & Marles Works | 3 | 182 | |
| 14th Mar 1959 |
North Eastern Area (Championship Section)
|
Yorkshire Imperial Metals | |||
| 25th Oct 1958 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
Ransome & Marles | 5 | 186 | 13 |
| 6th Sep 1958 |
British Open
|
Ransome & Marles | 7 | ||
| 15th Mar 1958 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Ferodo Works | 3 | 181 | |
| 7th Sep 1957 |
British Open
|
Ferodo Works | 9 | ||
| 31st Aug 1957 |
Edinburgh International Contest
|
Ferodo Works | 3 | 185 | 4 |
| 23rd Mar 1957 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Ferodo Works | |||
| 8th Sep 1956 |
Edinburgh International Contest
|
Ferodo Works Band | 1 | 197 | |
| 1st Sep 1956 |
British Open
|
Ferodo Works | 4 | 184 | 9 |
| 9th Jun 1956 |
Daily Herald Brighton Open Brass Band Festival (Championship Section)
|
Ferodo Works | 1 | 192 | 8 |
| 17th Mar 1956 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Ferodo Works | 2 | ||
| 10th Sep 1955 |
Edinburgh International Contest
|
Bonnybridge & District | 7 | ||
| 3rd Sep 1955 |
British Open
|
Ferodo Works | 1 | 190 | 9 |
| 23rd Apr 1955 |
North Eastern Area (Championship Section)
|
YEWCO | 9 | ||
| 11th Apr 1955 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Championship Section)
|
Ferodo Works | 2 | 90 | 7 |
| 19th Mar 1955 |
North Eastern Area (Fourth Section)
|
Stocksbridge Works | 4 | 176 | 9 |
| 16th Oct 1954 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
Creswell Colliery | 5 | 185 | 7 |
| 16th Oct 1954 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
Ferodo Works | 6 | 179 | 2 |
| 16th Oct 1954 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
YEWCO Works | 9 | ||
| 4th Sep 1954 |
British Open
|
Ferodo Works | 2 | 190 | 11 |
| 28th Aug 1954 |
Edinburgh International Contest
|
Ferodo Works | 3 | 190 | |
| 8th May 1954 |
Rhyl Festival of Brass (Championship/First Section)
|
Ferodo Works | 1 | 96 | 3 |
| 19th Apr 1954 |
Leicester Brass Band Festival (Championship Section)
|
Ferodo Works | 10 | ||
| 10th Apr 1954 |
North Eastern Area (Championship Section)
|
YEWCO | 2 | 190 | 2 |
| 10th Apr 1954 |
North Eastern Area (Third Section)
|
Silverwood Colliery | 4 | ||
| 20th Mar 1954 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Creswell | 1 | ||
| 20th Mar 1954 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Ferodo Works | 2 | 190 | |
| 17th Oct 1953 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
Creswell Colliery | 3 | 185 | 17 |
| 16th May 1953 |
Grand Shield
|
Ferodo Works | 3 | 182 | 12 |
| 18th Apr 1953 |
North Eastern Area (Championship Section)
|
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery | 5 | 7 | |
| 6th Apr 1953 |
Leicester Brass Band Festival (Championship Section)
|
Ferodo Works | 1 | 94 | 2 |
| 7th Mar 1953 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Creswell | 1 | 195 | |
| 1st Nov 1952 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
Creswell Colliery | 4 | 184 | 13 |
| 1st Nov 1952 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
Carlton Main Frickley | 2 | ||
| 6th Sep 1952 |
British Open
|
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery |  |
6 | |
| 26th Apr 1952 |
North Eastern Area (Championship Section)
|
Carlton Main | 2 | 191 | 4 |
| 8th Mar 1952 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Creswell Colliery | 2 | 188 | |
| 27th Oct 1951 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
Creswell | 17 | ||
| 1st Sep 1951 |
British Open
|
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery | 9 | ||
| 14th Apr 1951 |
North Eastern Area (Championship Section)
|
Carlton Main Frickley | 3 | 183 | 5 |
| 14th Apr 1951 |
North Eastern Area (Championship Section)
|
St. Hilda's (YEW Co. Works) | 2 | ||
| 31st Mar 1951 |
CISWO Yorkshire (Championship Section)
|
Carlton Main Frickley | 1 | 190 | |
| 3rd Mar 1951 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Creswell Colliery | 2 | 187 | |
| 28th Oct 1950 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
St Hilda | 2 | ||
| 2nd Sep 1950 |
British Open
|
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery | 3 | 192 | 11 |
| 15th Apr 1950 |
North Eastern Area (Championship Section)
|
St Hilda's | 1 | 196 | 7 |
| 5th Mar 1950 |
CISWO Yorkshire (Championship Section)
|
Frickley Colliery | 3 | ||
| 7th Sep 1947 |
Sheffield Contest
|
Grimethorpe Colliery | 1 | ||
| 6th Sep 1947 |
British Open
|
Grimethorpe Colliery | 9 | ||
| 14th Jun 1947 |
Hinckley Contest (Second Section)
|
Hade Edge | 4 | ||
| 15th Mar 1947 |
North Eastern Area (Second Section)
|
Hade Edge | 2 | ||
| 15th Mar 1947 |
North Eastern Area (Second Section)
|
Phoenix Works | 3 | ||
| 2nd Nov 1946 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (2nd Section)
|
Church Gresley | 1 | ||
| 11th May 1946 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class D)
|
Church Gresley Colliery | 1 | 179 | |
| 6th Apr 1946 |
North Eastern Area (Second Section)
|
Phoenix Works (Rotherham) | 1 | 182 | |
| 2nd Mar 1946 |
West Riding Contest (1st Section)
|
Phoenix Works (Rotherham) | 1 | ||
| 6th Oct 1945 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
St Hilda | 14 | ||
| 4th Aug 1945 |
Newark Contest
|
Phoenix (Steel Peech and Tozers) | 2 | ||
| 23rd Jun 1945 |
North Eastern Area (Championship Section)
|
St. Hilda's | 2 | 174 | 6 |
| 8th Jul 1939 |
Belle Vue July Contest (Class A)
|
Sheffield Transport Department | 2 | 172 | 6 |
| 6th May 1939 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class A)
|
Phoenix Works (Rotherham) | 1 | 16 | |
| 12th Nov 1938 |
Wakefield Contest
|
Phoenix Works | 2 | ||
| 24th Sep 1938 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Crystal Palace)
|
Sheffield Transport | 7 | ||
| 5th Sep 1938 |
British Open
|
Sheffield Transport | 11 | ||
| 3rd Sep 1938 |
Matlock Contest
|
Phoenix Social Service | 3 | ||
| 16th Jul 1938 |
Cottingham Contest
|
Phoenix Steel Works | 2 | ||
| 9th Jul 1938 |
Belle Vue July Contest (Class A)
|
Sheffield Corporation Transport | 2 | 3 | |
| 21st May 1938 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class A)
|
Phoenix Steel Works | 3 | ||
| 21st May 1938 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class C Group 2)
|
Hepworth Iron Works | 6 | ||
| 25th Sep 1937 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Crystal Palace)
|
Sheffield Transport | 19 | ||
| 8th May 1937 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class B)
|
Phoenix (S.P.&T.Ltd) | 2 | 17 | |
| 27th Jun 1936 |
Leeds Contest (Section Two)
|
Sheffield Transport | 7 | ||
| 18th Apr 1936 |
Southport Music Festival Contest
|
Sheffield Transport | |||
| 12th Oct 1935 |
Sheffield (City Hall) Contest
|
Sheffield Transport Department | |||
| 28th Sep 1935 |
Crystal Palace (Grand Shield)
|
Sheffield Transport Department | 2 | 6 | |
| 29th Sep 1934 |
Crystal Palace (Junior Cup - A)
|
Sheffield Transport Department | 4 | 7 |
| Date | Contest | Band | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29th May 1953 | Millbrook (Whit Friday) | Creswell Colliery | 5 |
| Date | Contest | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Mar 1963 | North of England Area (Third Section) | Dawdon Lodge Band |
| 9th Mar 1963 | North of England Area (Championship Section) | Crookhall Colliery |
| 3rd Mar 1963 | CISWO Yorkshire (2nd Section) | Elsecar Main Colliery |
| 24th Nov 1962 | Wigan Contest | Tyldesley |
| 13th Oct 1962 | National Mineworkers (Third Section) | Snowdown Colliery Welfare |
| 6th Oct 1962 | Oxford Annual Contest (Section A) | Aldbourne Silver |
| 4th Mar 1962 | CISWO Yorkshire (Championship Section) | Grimethorpe Colliery |
| 13th May 1961 | Senior Cup | Leeds Model |
| 5th Mar 1961 | CISWO Yorkshire (3rd Section) | Denby Dale |
| 3rd Dec 1960 | Edinburgh Charities Contest | Alloa Burgh |
| 27th Nov 1960 | York & District BBA Contest (2nd Section) | Hessle Royal British Legion |
| 27th Nov 1960 | York & District BBA Contest (1st Section) | Yorkshire Transport |
| 15th May 1960 | Yorkshire Federation Contest (Section 3) | Clayton West |
| 15th May 1960 | Yorkshire Federation Contest (Section 2) | Linthwaite |
| 26th Mar 1960 | North of England Area (Third Section) | Netherton Workmens Band |
| 26th Mar 1960 | North of England Area (Fourth Section) | Pegswood Colliery |
| 23rd May 1959 | Glasgow Charities Contest | Scottish Gas Board |
| 25th Apr 1959 | North West Area (Third Section) | Carlisle St. Stephen |
| 4th Apr 1959 | North of England Area (Second Section) | Sunderland Police |
| 4th Apr 1959 | North of England Area (Championship Section) | Crookhall Colliery |
| 8th Mar 1959 | Durham League Contest (Section B) | Murton Colliery |
| 8th Mar 1959 | Durham League Contest (Section C) | Lingdale Silver |
| 5th Dec 1958 | National Coal Board (Durham Area) Section C | Mainsforth Colliery |
| 16th Nov 1958 | Harrogate and District BBA Contest (Second Section) | |
| 16th Nov 1958 | Harrogate and District BBA Contest (Third Section) | |
| 16th Nov 1958 | Harrogate and District BBA Contest (First Section) | |
| 8th Nov 1958 | Northants Amateur Brass Band Association (2nd Section) | Northampton Town |
| 8th Nov 1958 | Northants Amateur Brass Band Association (3rd Section) | Rushden Mission |
| 8th Nov 1958 | Northants Amateur Brass Band Association (Championship Section) | Rushden Temperance |
| 5th Apr 1958 | South Wales & Monmouthshire Brass Band Association (A Section) | Cory |
| 5th Apr 1958 | South Wales & Monmouthshire Brass Band Association (D Section) | Llwydcoed |
| 5th Apr 1958 | South Wales & Monmouthshire Brass Band Association (C Section) | Windsor Colliery |
| 5th Apr 1958 | South Wales & Monmouthshire Brass Band Association (B Section) | Tredegar |
| 1958 | CISWO Yorkshire (Championship Section) | Carlton Main Frickley Colliery |
| 7th Dec 1957 | Huddersfield & District BBA Contest (Section A) | Hade Edge |
| 7th Dec 1957 | Huddersfield & District BBA Contest (Section B) | Thurlestone |
| 9th Nov 1957 | Birmingham Association Contest (Section B) | Arley Welfare |
| 9th Nov 1957 | Birmingham Association Contest (Section A) | City of Coventry |
| 26th Oct 1957 | National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final) | Gwaun-cae-Gurwen |
| 5th Oct 1957 | Oxford Annual Contest (Section A) | Aldbourne Silver |
| 18th May 1957 | Senior Trophy | N.C.B. No.5 Area Ambulance |
| 17th Mar 1957 | Manchester District Contest (Second Section) | Eccles Borough |
| 17th Mar 1957 | Manchester District Contest (Third Section) | Gravel Lane Methodist Tyldesley |
| 17th Mar 1957 | Manchester District Contest (Fourth Section) | Peak Dale Public |
| 3rd Feb 1957 | Halifax Association Contest (Section 1) | Lindley |
| 3rd Feb 1957 | Halifax Association Contest (Section 2) | Todmorden Old |
| 1st Dec 1956 | Bletchley Brass Band Contest (Division 3) | Chinnor Silver |
| 1st Dec 1956 | Bletchley Brass Band Contest (Division 2) | Peterborough City |
| 1st Dec 1956 | Bletchley Brass Band Contest (Championship Section) | City of Coventry |
| 25th Nov 1956 | National Coal Board (Durham Area) Section C | Mainsforth Colliery |
| 25th Nov 1956 | National Coal Board (Durham Area) Section B | Craghead Colliery |
| 27th Oct 1956 | National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final) | Pontardulais |
| 6th Oct 1956 | Oxford Annual Contest (Section A) | Upper Rhondda Workmen's |
| 14th Jul 1956 | Fairford Contest (Section 3) | Sandhurst Silver |
| 14th Jul 1956 | Fairford Contest (Section 1) | John White Footwear |
| 30th Jun 1956 | Crewkerne Contest (Section 3) | Wessex Youth |
| 30th Jun 1956 | Crewkerne Contest (Section 1) | Paulton Silver |
| 30th Jun 1956 | Crewkerne Contest (Section 2) | Wincanton Silver |
| 26th May 1956 | Spring Festival (Junior Shield) | Brandon Colliery |
| 3rd Mar 1956 | Midlands Area (Fourth Section) | Market Harborough Town |
| 21st May 1955 | Senior Cup | Agnes St. Temperance |
| 6th Mar 1955 | Durham League Contest (Section D) | Lingdale Silver |
| 6th Mar 1955 | Durham League Contest (Section A) | Crookhall Colliery |
| 12th Dec 1954 | WRBBA Contest (Section 2) | Leeds Model |
| 12th Dec 1954 | WRBBA Contest (First Section) | Prince-Smith and Stells Silver |
| 20th Nov 1954 | Berkshire & Neighbouring Counties Band Festival Guild (Section 1) | Marston Valley |
| 20th Nov 1954 | Berkshire & Neighbouring Counties Band Festival Guild (Championship Section) | Hazells |
| 9th Oct 1954 | Bury Contest | Wharncliffe Silkstone |
| 18th Sep 1954 | Gloucestershire BBA Contest | Lydney Town |
| 3rd Apr 1954 | London and Southern Counties (Third Section) | Horley Town |
| 3rd Apr 1954 | London and Southern Counties (Championship Section) | Hoo Silver |
| 6th Mar 1954 | Midlands Area (Second Section) | Burbage |
| 27th Feb 1954 | North West Area (Third Section) | Freckleton Subscription |
| 27th Feb 1954 | North West Area (Championship Section) | Fairey Aviation |
| 12th Dec 1953 | East Lancashire BBA (Section 1) | Goodshaw |
| 12th Dec 1953 | East Lancashire BBA (Section 2) | Stacksteads |
| 14th Nov 1953 | Northants Amateur Brass Band Association (Championship Section) | Rushden Temperance |
| 14th Nov 1953 | Northants Amateur Brass Band Association (2nd Section) | Corby Silver |
| 14th Nov 1953 | Northants Amateur Brass Band Association (Own Choice - 2nd Section) | Marston Valley Brick Co |
| 14th Nov 1953 | Northants Amateur Brass Band Association (Own Choice - 1st Section) | Rushden Temperance |
| 19th Sep 1953 | National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final) | Barnet Band |
| 5th Sep 1953 | British Open | National Band of New Zealand |
| 20th Jun 1953 | West of England Bandsmen's Festival (Class B) | Indian Queens |
| 20th Jun 1953 | West of England Bandsmen's Festival (Class A) | Camborne Town Band |
| 28th Mar 1953 | London and Southern Counties (Second Section) | Odhams Press |
| 28th Mar 1953 | London and Southern Counties (Fourth Section) | Welwyn Garden City |
| 22nd Apr 1951 | North East Midlands Contest (Second Section) | Clipstone Colliery |
| 22nd Apr 1951 | North East Midlands Contest (First Section) | Bestwood Black Diamonds |
| 21st Apr 1951 | North of England Area (Championship Section) | Crookhall Colliery |
| 11th Dec 1949 | West Riding Contest (1st Section) | Markham Main |
| 23rd Jul 1949 | Tideswell Contest | Fairfield Buxton |
| 13th Sep 1947 | Worksop Contest (Section 2) | Worksop Borough |
| 13th Sep 1947 | North East Midlands BBA (Section 1) | Grantham Town |
| 30th Aug 1941 | Huddersfield & District BBA September Contest (Section B) | Flockton United |
| 30th Aug 1941 | Huddersfield & District BBA September Contest (Section A) | Hade Edge |
| 15th Mar 1941 | West Riding Contest (1st Section) | Salts Saltaire |
| 15th Mar 1941 | West Riding Contest (2nd Section) | Altofts W.R.Colliery |
| 15th Mar 1941 | West Riding Contest (3rd Section) | Black Dyke Juniors |
| 26th Oct 1940 | Harrogate and District BBA Contest (Second Section) | Bradford Victoria |
| 26th Oct 1940 | Harrogate and District BBA Contest (Third Section) | Black Dyke Juniors |
| 26th Oct 1940 | Harrogate and District BBA Contest (First Section) | Bradford Victoria |
| 26th Aug 1939 | Tideswell Contest | Farnworth Old |
| 13th Aug 1938 | Rotherham Contest | Clipstone Colliery |
| 13th Nov 1937 | Scottish Championship (Third Section) | Selkirk Burgh |
| 24th Jul 1937 | Rotherham Contest | Brodsworth Main Colliery |
| 18th Jul 1936 | Oldham Contest | Abram Colliery |
| 18th Jul 1936 | Oldham Contest (Section B) | Oldham Postal |
| Name | Composer | Arranger | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Three Musketeers | George Hespe | 1953 |
Notes
Brass Band News states he joined the army 31st August 1915 aged 14 as a band boy, went to Kneller Hall 1925. Appointed bandmaster of 1st Seaforth Highlanders in 1928. Became bandmaster of Sheffield Transport band 1933.