Thanks for all the replies - its great being part of this community!
Hi Geoff and Irene - Upminster is in the London Borough of Havering and has been a London Borough I think since the 1960's although if you ask anyone they always say they don't consider themselves Londoners at all ... ... once an Essex girl always an Essex girl I suppose! Mind you, as I was born in East London, I can only be a Londoner although we've lived here in Upminster for 24 years.
Our apartment is as you say at the site of the Sunday Market. I'm not sure exactly where your apartments are as I don't know Calis that well - is it in the same road - ... just knew that when we came to visit Calis last year we decided it seemed the perfect place to buy an apartment!
We can't wait to sit on our balcony next year sipping a glass or two of wine
Sue and Paul