The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has announced plans for a national week of action to help preserve and promote pubs that serve as an irreplaceable asset to their local community yet are closing at a frightening rate. CAMRA research in 2005 showed that 26 pubs a month are lost in Britain. However early indications from further research suggests that current figures may actually be much higher - and it is not theme pubs or chain bars that are under threat but pubs at the heart of the local community.