Every school in Brighton and Hove will have its own 3D printer, if campaigners get their way.

Brighton-based company Maker Club is leading a campaign to get the printers in every school in the country and want Brighton and Hove to lead the way.

Founders Simon Riley and Declan Cassidy have encouraged parent-teacher associations (PTAs) to set-up the equivalent of justgiving pages to crowdfund the £1,500 needed to get the technology into each school.

They believe it will boost children’s digital skills and aid them in maths, biology, chemistry and physics.

Mr Riley, the company’s CEO, said his aim was to bring programming and digital technology into the real world.

Representatives from the company were at this weekend’s Brighton Mini Maker Faire demonstrating how to print remote controlled racing cars which could then be used for maths and physics problems of calculating speeds and acceleration.

The company has already been working in Hove with Blatchington Mill School in Nevill Close and St Andrew’s Primary in Belfast Street.

Mr Riley said: “The kids absolutely love it and the teachers are keen although some are a bit nervous about it so we are looking to help create projects for them so they don’t have to worry about that side of it.”

He said he had been working with local businesses to try and cover some of the costs of the printers which are already available at a subsidised price from manufacturers Ultimaker.

Mr Riley said: “We want to get parents, teachers and the PTAs all working together so it takes the onus off the schools to find the money.

“Hopefully by the start of next term, we can roll it out a bit further to more schools.”