In January 2000, a community newsletter for the villages of Burton and Rosemarket was created and launched by David Wildman, the County Councillor at the time. David also served as a Community Councillor for both Burton and Rosemarket.

A community newsletter for Burton was often discussed but never got off the ground, so David and his wife Margaret took it upon themselves to produce an 8-page newsletter, naming it In Touch. They paid for it themselves and delivered a copy to every household in Burton and Rosemarket.

They later received some sponsorship to help with production costs, as well as contributions from both Burton and Rosemarket community councils. Residents from both communities helped write the wide range of articles that were included and volunteers delivered the newsletters on a roughly quarterly basis.

Award winning newsletter
Over the years, In Touch grew substantially and in 2003, won the 102.5 Radio Pembrokeshire award for the ‘Best Newsletter in Pembrokeshire’.

The final edition of In Touch was published in the Spring of 2013 and coincided with the retirement of David and Margaret, who subsequently moved away from the village. Unfortunately, despite appeals to the community, no one else was able to continue producing it and sadly it came to an end.

Rosemarket Local History Society is delighted to have obtained digital copies of all 43 editions of the In Touch newsletter. We will be showcasing the Rosemarket news featured in each edition here on our website on an ongoing basis. 
Pembrokeshire Archives has paper copies of issues 1 - 31 (in their Local Studies files). If you would like to view these in person, please contact the friendly team at Pembrokeshire Archives to make an appointment.

Click here to read about Rosemarket news featured in Issue 1

Click here to read about Rosemarket news featured in Issue 2