The mother of Lee Rigby has been told she must move out of the house offered to her after the tragic murder of her son.

In a post on social media, Lyn Rigby confirmed that they would no longer be working with the Kendo Nagasaki Foundation and were having to leave the house due to 'a change in Peter Thornley, aka Kendo Nagasak's' circumstances.

Lyn Rigby said: "We were invited by Mr Thornley in 2017 to move to his country estate in Staffordshire to develop and grow the Lee Rigby Foundation, the charity set up to help others after my son was murdered in 2013.

"He kindly offered us the use of one of his properties that was developed into Lee Rigby House, a fabulous four bed retreat that was specifically for bereaved families and struggling veterans to use as a respite when life became too much to bear."

However, now Thornley is having to sell the property due to financial issues, after a promise to the Rigby family that they could use the house 'for life'.

Lyn continued: "To clear up any confusion, we didn’t live in Lee Rigby House as that was solely and specifically for the benefit of our suffering families. Through fund raising and donations, The Lee Rigby Foundation paid for the retreat's upkeep, its utility bills, council tax and broadband.

"We did enjoy the benefit of a separate rent free home on the estate that was part of a deal with Mr Thornley to combine the Lee Rigby Foundation and the Kendo Nagasaki Foundation for mutual benefit so that both organisations could support each other."

This month marks the six-year anniversary since the tragic murder of Lee Rigby, after he was attacked outside of the Woolwich Barracks.

In an unprovoked attack which sent shockwaves around the world, Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale mowed down the 25-year-old in a purple Vauxhall Tigra.

He was then repeatedly 'hacked at' with knives and a meat cleaver, leaving him almost decapitated.

Lyn said: "It doesn’t get any easier with the passing years but we are more determined than ever before to do right by him and honour his life, his memory and his enduring love and spirit.

"This is the beginning of an exciting new direction for us and we will deal with this setback like any other – by becoming stronger and more united to do the right thing by my son."

A Go Fund Me has now been set up to raise money to buy a caravan, which will become the new Lee Rigby House, a place where families and soldiers can get away from it all when they find themselves in a dark place or the need to take a break from the stresses and strains of every-day life.

You can donate to the fund here.

She said: "We enjoyed the best part of 18 months caring for and nurturing guests who came to stay with us, many of whom said it was a life changing experience. It was indeed one of the proudest days of our lives when we first opened the retreat in and saw how much it helped people."

Lyn explained in the post that is has been a very stressful and heart-breaking time dealing with what has turned out to be a far more complex and confusing set of circumstances than they never could have imagined and that were entirely beyond their control.

The dream is for them to have a series of caravans around the country that are accessible to everyone wherever they live and we feel this is a more appropriate and straightforward way to care for families going forward.

The Lee Rigby Foundation has been approached for comment.