Coca-Cola has assured Teessiders that its festive truck will still be calling in Middlesbrough this week.
It comes after hundreds of seriously ill children were left upset when the wagon failed to show up in Manchester.
The truck had been due to arrive at Ronald McDonald House at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital on Sunday.
Crowds of expectant families - including children in wheelchairs and attached to drips - waited in the cold for more than an hour.
Staff at the charity were left with task of breaking the news that the event was cancelled after the soft drinks giant failed to provide any explanation.
It has since apologised and rescheduled.
However a spokeswoman from Coca-Cola has promised that Teessiders won’t be let down on Friday, when the vehicle is due to arrive in Middlesbrough at noon in Centre Square.
“Nothing has been impacted for the rest of the tour,” she said.
The festive lorry is set to stay until 8pm.
You can have your photo taken with it and soak up Christmas atmosphere with a free drink of Coca-Cola.
It’s not the first time the truck has hit the headlines for the wrong reasons.
In 2012 the company apologised after a visit resulted in traffic chaos in Stockton.
The council and police said that they were not given any prior notice of the event and roads surrounding the University Hospital of North Tees were bottlenecked when the lorry came to the nearby Tesco store.
It caused problems for commuters as well as for patients trying to get to the hospital.
Since the Coca-Cola Christmas truck first appeared on screens in November 1995, it has become a regular feature of festive TV schedules in more than 100 different countries.
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