Campaigners for the Re-open Newcastle Turkish Baths Group, have refreshed their hopes of reopening the 86 year-old City Pool and Turkish Baths with a £10,000 grant.According to an article published by BBC News, the grant was given for the group's research options to reopen the building, which was recognized as a Grade II community asset on January 15 2014 with the efforts of campaigners.Teresa Marshall from Re-open Newcastle Turkish Baths Group commented that the grant was a vote of confidence for their efforts, and appealed to other organizations for possible collaborations.Marshall added: "Newcastle Turkish Baths are one of only a very few remaining original Turkish Baths in the country, and we are keen to do everything to have this much-loved and greatly missed facility re-opened for the benefit of residents and visitors to Newcastle."The Turkish Baths and City Pool were closed in March 2013 due to £100m budget cuts in Newcastle City Council, which also lost 1,300 jobs.The facility is located on Newcastletarget="_blank"'>