There were emotional scenes today as members of Drummer Lee Rigby's family visited the spot where he was brutally murdered.

His mother, Lyn, 46, stepfather Ian, 54, and widow Rebecca, 30, wept as they laid flowers and left mementos at the site in Woolwich, south east London.

The visit was watched by hundreds of members of the public who had also gone to pay their respects to the soldier.

Among them was a large group of people from Woolwich Sikh Temple.

Afterwards, Sewa Singh Nandhra got a large round of applause from the crowd of onlookers as he spoke on behalf of the Sikh community and urged everyone to stay peaceful and calm.

"We condemn what happened in Woolwich," he said.

"It is sheer terrorism, despicable and awful.

"We condemn violence and all sorts of similar acts. No cause on earth can justify such a killing or an act. Our condolences and sympathies lie with the family.

"We are parishioners and we have got to work to maintain the harmony between all the faiths and across all communities. We will work with them and I would urge everybody to support police to bring this episode to a satisfactory conclusion."

A procession of bikers bearing St George and Union flags also roared past several times, which also drew outbreaks of applause from onlookers.