TALENTED nine-years-old Jack Castledine is a lad ahead of his years.

An athlete, musician and gifted IT designer Jack has created a winning website for Leigh Harriers.

The middle distance runner transposes coach Joe Galvin's e-mails and posts them on his impressive site for athletics fans to see.

Jack, a pupil at Leigh St Thomas' CE Primary School lives in Holdenbrook Close, Leigh, and every Tuesday attends the Zone-Rangers Club which has built a website for the Education Action Zone.

He has also established a revision website for the pupils at his teacher mum and dad, Eileen and Tony's, school, Irlam and Cadishead Community High, to help them swot for their GCSE science exams.

A harrier like mum he enjoys running in middle distance races and won the club's 600m championships last year.

He also plays the violin and is a member of the Leigh String Orchestra.

He said: "I have included a questionnaire to support the new track at the Leigh Sports Village. I don't know much about it myself, but everyone at Leigh Harriers thinks it will be good."

His site can be seen at www.leighharriers.org.