R&E will close on the 28th December - see this thread. https://www.religionethics.co.uk/index.php?topic=22932.0#new
Some changes should be resisted, and "pear cider" is one, because the word "perry" already exists to cover it. (While were on the subject, "honey ale" should really be called "bragget", but I think that battle was lost long ago.)