Biker rally for Lee Rigby in Middleton – in pictures

A biker looks at rows of flowers laid near the home of Drummer Lee Rigby. Hundreds of motorcyclists rode in convoy around Middleton, Greater Manchester, in tribute to the solider, killed in Woolwich, south-east London, last week Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

A rider looks on near Rigby's home. The scooter and motorbike riders signed a book of condolence before laying flowers near his home and staging a mass 'engine rev up' in his honour at the event organised by his former school and army cadet colleague Gavin Vitler Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

A biker with an armed forces patch on his jacket looks at rows of flowers laid for Rigby Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

A man carries bunches of flowers to lay near the home of Rigby Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

A girl covers her ears as riders rev their engines Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Bikers watch as others parade through the town centre Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Union flags adorn a motorbike at the rally Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Onlookers applaud as the convoy passes through Middleton Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

A local woman struggles to hear over the noise of the engines Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Hundreds of bikes ride in convoy through Middleton Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

A rider in army fatigues holds a helmet aloft during the rally Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

A man holds a union flag as he rides on the back of a bike through the town centre Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

A man rides in the convoy through Middleton Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

A woman lays a wreath in the town centre for Rigby Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian