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By Andrew Barton & Olivia RichwaldA group of 13 volunteer builders have joined forces to adapt a house for a 10-year-old quadruple amputee in a North Yorkshire village.Band of Builders, a construction charity, responded to a call from Luke's father, Adam, to help make large alterations to the family home.Image caption,
Luke was seven years old when he and his family were told he would lose both his arms after he contracted meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia. His father, who is a builder, began converting the bungalow himself, but soon realised the project was a big one and decided to ask for help from the charity.Since 24 June the volunteers, who travelled from all over the UK, have been refitting the bungalow to make Luke's life easier, including rewiring, plastering, installing insulation and putting in a new shower room.
Christine Mortimer, Luke's mum, said the amount of work the volunteers had done in a week was "incredible".
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