Endeavour and Pudsey Bear


Endeavour cropped up in a section of a special Children In Need show called Pudsey's Quest, broadcast to an audience of children at Basildon's Towngate Theatre.

From the sea defences outside Osbourne's, Finlay Marshall gave Pudsey an excellent potted history of Endeavour and her part in the Dunkirk evacuations, rescues from Canvey during the '53 floods and up to her rediscovery and restoration by the Trust.

There are lots of lovely shots of the boat on the Estuary, so well worth setting the screen to maximum size!

The Leigh-on-Sea Endeavour Trust would like to thank Mark Hardie at BBC Essex and BBC Children in Need for their permission to use this section of their show on our website.

2019 Calendar Available



The Leigh-on-Sea Endeavour Trust has produced a quality A4 calendar for 2019, featuring an eclectic mix of photographs by various photographers. Photographs include Endeavour at past and recent events and vintage black and white photographs.
The calendars are for sale at £8.50, with free delivery in the Southend borough, and are available now.
All proceeds will be used towards the maintenance and running costs of Leigh’s Dunkirk ‘little ship’ Endeavour.
Trust members will be able to buy at the Annual dinner on November 29th at The Chalkwell Park Rooms…
Please contact Rob Everitt at Robert@everitts.org for more information, including P&P details, and to place an order.