Bristol has taken another step towards realising its ambition of hosting World Cup football in 2018.

The city's World Cup bid team signed off the latest 160-page version of their bid document yesterday and delivered it to Wembley well before the 5pm deadline.

The document, brimming with ideas and expertise, was required by the England 2018 team ahead of their second inspection visit at the start of September.

It forms the latest stage of a collaborative process to help prepare the 16 applicant cities ahead of their final submission on November 6.

The final decision on which 12 venues will included in England's bid to FIFA will be made in December.

Bristol received encouraging feedback on its first submission and visit in July and officials have since then been beavering away to tweak and supplement the areas where recommendations were made in order to meet the high expectations of the England bid team.

FIFA are renowned for their tough criteria and the people behind England's campaign have duly set those criteria as a minimum standard for the host cities hoping to be part of the England bid.

Partnerships director for Bristol City Council Stephen Wray, one of the main officers in Bristol working on the bid, told the Evening Post: "Twelve copies are about to shoot off to London. There haven't been any major changes but we've been concentrating on the legacy part, particularly as this issue is looming large in preparations for the 2012 Olympics."

Richard Barrington, development manager for Wesport, who is also on the Bristol bid team, cited the UK School Games held in Bristol last year as a good example of the type of legacy the city could leave.

Organisers for the games teamed up young volunteers with media covering the event to help involve them with new media and provide lasting skills and experience.

More than 300 placements were made for what Mr Barrington described as a "tiny event when compared to the World Cup" leaving vast potential for developing this idea further.

A promotion for the upcoming 2009 Sports JAM on the Bristol Harbourside proved the perfect opportunity to send off the bid, highlighting the work already being done in the city to develop sporting talent and encourage children away from their TV screens and into their trainers.

On September 5 more than a thousand young people aged six to 19 will take part in a host of sporting events, from football to dance to martial arts, BMX, rugby and even parkour, or street running as it is otherwise known.

The youngsters will be encouraged to try out new activities and then have the chance to sign up for clubs should they wish to find out more.

The event will include Project 360, Bristol's own concept to embrace the new breed of urban sports such as parkour and a giant inflatable football will grace Millennium Square promoting Bristol's bid to bring the biggest sports tournament in the world, the football World Cup, to the West Country.

Colleen Bevan, head of sports at Bristol City Council, said: "Sports JAM is a terrific way to introduce children and young people to sport. It has the potential to inspire young people in the city and generate life-long interest and love of sport and personal fitness."

Youngsters will also be able to rub shoulders with Bath and England rugby player Danny Grewcock and former England rugby captain Phil de Glanville who are both ambassadors for Access Sport which has been working with the city council to improve sporting links in the community, particularly in socially deprived areas.

To add your support to Bristol's 2018 World Cup bid please go to www.thisisbristol.co.uk/worldcup or www.bristol2018.net.