The Bishop insists that Fr Brown "cannot do the morally impossible". Note Dereham was erected as a parish to enable Mass at Hethersett. Attleborough should be discussed between Fr Brown and the Vicar-General or Dean to see what is possible. It is sensitive with Fr Brendan Peters only 80% well. Bishop is thinking out loud on paper. Watton: the Bishop has a candidate in mind, but will consult with Fr Brown.
"It is no 'theological nicety' that we will need (structural ) laity involvement on a deeper scale than ever before...", Bishop is uneasy if pastoral responsibility is seen as exclusively pertaining to the Parish priest.

Fr Brown notes that the new prison at Griston, near Watton, has occasioned the CoE to appoint a full-time vicar and the Methodists to advise their minister to include the prison in his circuit. Hence Fr Brown considers that the new prison may require a complete reconsideration of "our pastoral responsibilities in central Norfolk". He attaches a paper with his thoughts.

Identified the issues associated with his parish and the difficulty in pulling it together when his mass centres are run by other priests and the lack of a community feel emerging in Attleborough. Following the Bishop's advice not to take on a 4th Sunday Mass at Wayland Prison, he now has the unique situation of 3 priests from 3 different parishes entering his parish. A review of boundaries and responsibilities is long overdue. He asks that the Diocesan Council of Priests examine this and identify practical solutions. He is unable to serve the people as they need and deserve. He asks that the Bishop does what he can to make the Parish more conducive to good Pastoral Care.