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received offers to read Music, Philosophy, Politics
Wellspring! and Economics, Chemistry and Economics and
As part of Millfield’s 90th year, 350 singers and Management respectively.
a 90-piece string orchestra performed two
commissions at Wells Cathedral to a sold-out
audience. Millfield and Millfield Prep were joined by Kane Williamson and Sir Andrew
Bath Camerata, local primary schools and 20 Old Strauss visits
Millfieldians. Millfield had the pleasure of hosting New Zealand
cricketing legend Kane Williamson for a training
Partnerships Week block during the summer term. Williamson is New
Zealand's all-time leading test run-scorer, and is
During Partnerships Week in November, Millfield currently ranked by the International Cricket Council
highlighted the work and initiatives that support ICC as the number three batter in the world. Students
the local community. This includes lessons at local had the invaluable opportunity to learn from Kane
primary schools in Chinese and nutrition, facilities during training sessions, with the batsman even
and players are shared with local teamsand much, attending a first XI fixture and offering some words of
much more. advice to the Millfield team and their opponents.

We were delighted to welcome cricket legend Sir
Four Oxford offers Andrew Strauss to campus as an ambassador of the
Four students received offers to study at the inaugural Apex Cricket Festival: a global schools’
prestigious University of Oxford. Upper Sixth cricket festival for the world’s leading girls’ and boys’
students, Tansy, Nidal, Obie and Olivia have cricketing teams.

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